South Houston is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 15,713 people and two constituent neighborhoods, South Houston is the 149th largest community in Texas.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, South Houston is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 47.5% of the South Houston workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, South Houston is a city of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Houston who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.74%), sales jobs (10.76%), and food service (6.85%).

South Houston Information and Demographics

The population of South Houston has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.43% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in South Houston in 2000 was $12,308, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $49,232 for a family of four.

South Houston is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Houston home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in South Houston, accounting for 78.26% of the city's residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in South Houston is African-American, followed by Asian. The main ancestry of people in South Houston is German.

South Houston also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 35.22%.

The most common language spoken in South Houston is Spanish. Some people also speak English.